Resource Type: Brief Authors: Health Finance and Governance Project Published: September 2018 Resource Description: The impact study sought to understand the extent to which the placed nurses and midwives were practicing task sharing, and capture information about these health workers’ satisfaction on the job and challenges encountered. The study took a representative sample of 80 […]

In 2018, the USAID Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project supported the Ivoirian Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (MHPH) to conduct an impact study on the implementation of nurse-initiated ART. As a first step towards this intervention, the government of Cote d’Ivoire approved HIV task sharing for nurses and midwives in 2015 and mandated […]

Resource Type: Journal Article Authors: Simplice Dagnan Published: April 4, 2018 Resource Description: The government of Cote d’Ivoire is resolutely committed to ensuring equitable access to quality health care for all. This commitment is reflected in the emphasis placed on infrastructure development and the provision of quality health services. In line with the Ivorian government’s commitment […]

The HFG End of Project (EOP) ceremony in Cote d’Ivoire was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene (MHPH) and coordinated by the General Health Inspectorate. The event was attended by the Deputy Director of the Cabinet, Dr. Ablé Ambroise, representing the Minister of Health, Mr. Jeff Bryan, Country Representative […]

The lack of trust between communities and health systems has been cited by the World Health Organization as a significant factor in fueling West Africa’s Ebola epidemic. Many communities did not follow officially recommended practices—such as safe funeral and burial rites. Others did not cooperate with contact tracing ‒ identifying people who may have been […]

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